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Rules get reset during each LuLu upgrade?
Is this normal? I've been testing LuLu for the last 3 releases and every time it is updated all my carefully tweaked RegEx rules are wiped.
This creates a ton of unnecessary work and there's no rule "export" function to allow for backups before the upgrade.
How to work around or fix this?
Yes very annoying. I had to create a little script to overcome this issue. However, really is very very simple to add the back up rules to LuLu. I dont understand why is not implemented such a useful action.
Thanks for the great app and support anyway.
I had to create a little script to overcome this issue.
How does it work? Make a copy of some file and then restore it after the upgrade? Which file(s)? Thank you.
Same here… would be very helpful to know or have that script too. I'll try to get deep into it.
You have to backup the contents of the folder "/Library/Objective-See/LuLu/". This is where the preferences and the rules are stored.
Ahh nice..... I tried to find the files in lsof but they were never open when I checked. Now I can finally upgrade ;)
Worked perfectly! So easy yet saved me so much pain.
- Quit LuLu
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sudo cp -a /Library/Objective-See/LuLu/ /tmp/ - Upgrade LuLu and close it if it opens
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sudo mv /Library/Objective-See/LuLu/ /Library/Objective-See/LuLu-bak -
sudo cp -a /tmp/LuLu /Library/Objective-See/ - Start LuLu
Curious if there's a good reason why it's overwritten by default. Sure, there could be a format change, but how often does that happen?
@xanoni I'm utterly aghast learning about this script right after I lost all my Lulu filters, I even spent two days refining it! 😭
@xanoni I'm utterly aghast learning about this script right after I lost all my Lulu filters, I even spent two days refining it! 😭
the good thing is that now that you know how to back up and keep your complex rules, you will make them even more powerful going forward :D